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Seatown Place , Castle Street , Dundalk

CONDITIONAL

Planning application 211390

Louth - Louth County Council

Proposed Development

Permission for development to consist of the conservation, extension and change of use of former St. Joseph's Female Orphanage & Industrial School (A protected Structure RPS D290) and St. Malachy's Convent (A protected structure RPS D292) to residential use , which is in an Architectural Conservation Area (ACA). The development will consist of: (i) The complete restoration and refurbishment of the two protected structures to the front of the site. (Please see newspaper notice for full description). (ii) The demolition of the existing gymnasium, classroom, laundry and workshop building to the rear of the property at Castle Street, including all associated lean to and flat roofed annexes, a covered link to the industrial school, a single storey twentieth century laundry annex and fire escape, along with the adjoining grotto and twentieth century greenhouse and the cataloguing, removal and appropriate historical archival of all redundant laundry equipment. (iii) The construction of a new 4 storey apartment building with a recessed fifth floor to the rear of the site facing onto Castle Street; comprising 1 no. one bed studio apartment, 9 no. one bedroom apartments, 15 no. two bedroom apartments and 2 no. three bedroom units or 27 units in total (iv) Along with all associated terraces, balconies, lifts, rooflights, solar panels, refuse stores, drainage and site works. (v) The landscaping of the existing yard to the rear of the building, hard standing and garden to accommodate 19 no. car parking and 58 bicycle spaces using the existing vehicular access onto Castle Street along with the restoration of the pedestrian access and the provision of new steel and glass vehicular gates. (vi) All ancillary development, site services, drainage and landscaping works. The completed development will provide for 58 apartments in both blocks, 31 apartments in the front block, 27 apartments in the rear block comprising, 4 no. 1 bed studio apartment, 25 no. 1 bedroom units, 26 no. 2 bedroom units and 3 number 3 bedroom units. A NIS has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies the planning application. **Sig FI received on 12.10.22**

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    18 Nov 2021

  2. Further information requested

    14 Jan 2022

  3. Further information received

    12 Oct 2022

  4. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    4 Nov 2022

  5. Decision due

    8 Nov 2022

  6. Appeal submitted

    1 Dec 2022

  7. Appeal decided: MODIFIED

    5 Apr 2024

Application Details

Location
Seatown Place , Castle Street , Dundalk
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Louth County Council
Site Area
0.276 ha
Floor Area
101.5 sq m
Residential Units
2

Timeline

Registration Date
18 November 2021
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
4 November 2022
Permission Expires
4 April 2029

An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal

Appeal Reference
ABP-315242-22
Decision
MODIFIED
Submitted
1 December 2022
Decided
5 April 2024

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